Abstract:
Fungitoxicity of tebuconazole against Alternaria mali Roberts and Physalospora piricola Nose was assessed by mycelial growth rate method.And the field trial efficacy of 43% tebuconazole SC in controlling apple Alternaria blotch and apple ring rot was evaluated.The results showed that the EC50 and EC90 values of tebuconazle to A.mali were 0.034 and 0.587 μg/mL,and that to P.piricola were 0.019 and 0.394 μg/mL,respectively.The efficacy of 43% tebuconazole SC was 84.6% ~88.8% in controlling apple Alternaria blotch caused by A.mali at the rate of 61 ~86 mg/L (diluted by 5 000 ~7 000-fold),and that was 73.8% ~86.4% in controlling apple ring rot caused by P.piricola at the rate of 108 ~143 mg/L(diluted by 3 000 ~4 000-fold),respectively.The study also showed tebuconazole was safe to apple trees at the tested dosages.